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The Latest: Germany quarantines all in 2 high-rise buildings The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 33 1of33FILE - In this May 14, 2021, file photo, signs instruct visitors on the proper way to wear masks at the Universal City Walk in Universal City, Calif. California is keeping its rules for wearing facemasks in place until the state more broadly lifts its pandemic restrictions on June 15. State officials said Monday, May 17 that the delay will give people time to prepare, and f...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Preparations are underway for a jury trial in Windham County this week, the state’s first since the coronavirus pandemic struck Vermont 14 months ago. The criminal trial, taking place at the state courthouse in Brattleboro, is scheduled to start Wednesday, following a jury draw that begins today. The proceedings will involve pandemic-related protocols, such as social distancing and masking, according to court documents...

Vermont plans 1st jury trials since pandemic hit May 17, 2021 GMT BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is preparing to hold its first jury trials since the coronavirus pandemic hit last year. Jury draws are planned Monday for a number of cases in Windham County criminal court, the Brattleboro Reformer reported. Among them are cases involving drug crimes. According to court documents, social distancing and masking will be part of the proceedings. The judiciary picked cases that were not very com...

——— HERES WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: WARSAW, Poland — Poland-based molecular diagnostics firm Genomtec says it has registered for use in European Union a pioneer, high-reliability COVID-19 test from saliva. The test, Genomtec SARS-CoV-2 EvaGreen Direct-RT-LAMP CE-IVD Kit spares those tested the discomfort of having swabs pushed up their noses and down their throats. Instead, they only need to produce a sample of saliva in a small test tube, Genomtec, a Polish-British firm, said Monday. The...

By The Associated Press BERLIN — Germany’s health minister says the country will open up coronavirus vaccinations to everyone starting on June 7. Health Minister Jens Spahn told reporters on Monday that the current system of prioritization in which the most vulnerable groups are to be vaccinated first will no longer be valid then. The minister said, “this does not mean that everyone will get an appointment within days, but ... everyone who wants to get vaccinated will...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Preparations are underway for a jury trial in Windham County next week, the state’s first since the coronavirus pandemic struck Vermont 14 months ago. The criminal trial, taking place at the state courthouse in Brattleboro, is scheduled to start Wednesday, following a jury draw that begins Monday. The proceedings will involve pandemic-related protocols, such as social distancing and masking, according to court document...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — The county has received the go-ahead to restart criminal jury trials, with the first trial in a year and a half expected to take place in July. The local state courthouse was cleared on Friday to hold jury trials, after an evaluation of the building’s airflow passed safety standards, according to state court officials. But Bennington County’s first pandemic-era jury trial isn’t expected to happen until sometim...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Police are reminding the public to be careful of scams after recently receiving reports of local residents being targeted online and by phone. The Bennington County Sheriff’s Department said Monday that an unknown person — using technology to “mirror” the sheriff’s department phone number — called a resident to admonish them for missing their “grand jury date.” The caller told the resi...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — The courts are preparing to hold back-to-back jury trials in May after the jury trial restart in Windham County fell through last month. Officials have greenlighted eight courthouses to resume jury trials amid the pandemic, but they don’t include those in Bennington County. Windham County will get another shot at paving the way for the resumption of jury trials, with a jury draw set for May 17 in Brattleboro, according ...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   In honor of baseball’s Opening Day last week, I’ll start with a question: What does hitting or pitching a baseball have in common with solving the state’s pension funding crisis? The answer? If it was easy, anyone could do it. When I was a would-be high school baseball player, I read “The Art of Pitching” by Tom Seaver and “The Science of Hitting” by Ted Williams, hoping their Cooperstown-quality guidance wo...